What if anxiety is a gift?
What if anxiety isn't a medical problem to be managed, but a symptom of something else? Like a warning light on a car to show you that something in life isn't working for you and needs addressing?
Read More →Do you feel anxious a lot, and spend too much of your time and energy worrying what other people think? Do you try to please others and hold yourself to unattainable standards, yet never feel good enough? Do you ever experience panic attacks, feel out of control or overwhelmed?
If you've lost sight of who you are, dread people finding out how low you feel, and are exhausted by life — know that it doesn't have to be like this.
You are not alone. And I can help.
Working Towards the Root
Every action has a reaction. So the way you're feeling has a root cause. Most often, I work with daughters of self-absorbed, exacting or negligent mothers. In these cases, part of my work is to help women explore the impact of their maternal relationship.
As we discover the basis of your low self-worth, I'll help you see that you're not defective, and that you can find freedom from the ways you've tried to please everyone — perhaps starting with your mother.
HeartHealing®
A structured programme to help you heal from difficult relationships and build inner security.
Find out MoreOnline Counselling
60-minute sessions via Zoom. Flexible, accessible and just as effective as face-to-face.
Find out MoreWhen life feels like too much, let me help.
Together, we can work towards helping you:
- Reduce your anxiety and feel calmer
- Gain confidence
- Let go of perfectionism
- Set boundaries and say no without guilt
- Improve relationships and communication
- Be kinder to yourself
- Nurture yourself and meet your needs
- Resolve trauma or past experiences that hold you back
- Make positive life changes
Life-changing counselling
“I can't believe how different I feel to when I started working with Joy 4 months ago, it's really changed my life. I believe the reason I have got so much out of my time with Joy is because she is so friendly and easy to trust. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.” — KRead More Testimonials
From the Blog
Why do we choose unhealthy relationships?
Have you ever wondered why you or others keep ending up in the same sorts of unhealthy relationship patterns time and time again? Adult relationships play out the relationship patterns that we learn in childhood.
Read More →How to alleviate anxiety
Sometimes it can feel as though life is happening to us. We are at its mercy, and we don't have much of a say about what happens. How we feel about life depends on what we think about it.
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